Requiring Labels on all Food Products

Action:

The Food and Drug Administration should require specific labels on all food products, stating whether or not there are animal derieved products in the ingredients. This petition proposes that there be different types of labels on each product stating if they are:

Vegan
A vegetarian who eats plant products only, especially one who uses no products derived from animals, as fur or leather.

Vegetarian
One who eats no meat or fish.

Omnivore
1: A person who eats all kinds of foods.
2: An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances.

A simple system using different colors of stars on labels could identify if foods contain animal products. For example: a green star could indicate vegan products, a yellow star could identify vegetarian products and a red star could indicate omnivore products. This would make identifying vegan/ vegetarian/ omnivore more efficient and less misleading for consumers.

Arguments:

While health problems are on the rise because of the escalating obesity of the American population, there is increasing evidence that a vegetarian diet can prevent disease and assist in weight management.

This would assist certain types of diabetics, those with lactose intolerance, high blood pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol and others that monitor their intake because of health concerns.

The vegan and vegetarian population is growing more and more each day as people start to follow their beliefs and/or become more health consious.

It increasingly becomes harder for vegans/vegetarians to shop in regular grocery stores because of the almost endless list of animal derieved ingredients. Many have to go to a health food store just to find products with labels stating whether it is vegan or vegetarian.

Current food labels don't clearly state that many of the ingredients are derived from animal products and a it is difficult to maintain a listing of all animal ingredients.

It is difficult, time consuming and inefficient to shop for completely animal free food products.



The following is a list of Animal derieved Ingredients. Demonstrating the difficulty shopping, with an average size grocery list, because of the cross-referencing.


A

Acetate
Acetylated Hydrogenated Lard Glyceride
Acetylated Lanolin
Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
Acetylated Lanolin Ricinoleate
Acetylated Tallow
Afterbirth
Adrenaline
Albumen
Albumin
Aliphatic Alcohol
Allantion
Ambergris
Amerachol
Amino Acids
Aminiuccinate Acid; DL and L Forms
Ammonium Hydrolyzed Protein
Amniotic Fluid
AMPD Isoteric Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Amylase
Animal Bones
Animal Collagen Amino Acids
Animal Keratin Amino Acids
Animal Oils & Fats
Animal Protein Derivative
Animal Tissue Extract - Epiderm Oil R
Arachidonic Acid
Aspartic Acid
Aspic

B
Batyl Alcohol
Batyl Isostearate
Bee Products
Bee Pollen
Beeswax
Benzoic Acid
Benzyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Biotin
Blood
Boar Bristles
Bone Ash
Bone Black
Boneblack
Bone Charcoal
Bone Earth
Bonemeal
Brain Extract
Buttermilk

C
C30-46 Piscine Oil
Calfskin Extract
Cantharides Tincture - Spanish Fly
Carbamide
Carmine - Cochineal
Carminic Acid - Natural Red No. 4 (E120)
Caprylic Acid
Carbamide
Carmine
Carminic Acid
Carotene
Casein
Castor - Castoreum (not Castor Oil)
Catgut
Catharidin
Ceteth-2 - Poltethylene (2) Cetyl Ether
Ceteth-2, -4, -6, -10, -30
Cetyl Alcohol
Cetyl Lactate
Cetyl Myristate
Cetyl Palmitate
Cholesterin
Cholesterol
Choline Bitartrate
Civet
Cochineal
Cod-Liver Oil
Coleth-24
Collagen
Cortico Steroid
Cortisone
Cysteine, -L-Form
Cystine (or Cysteine)

D
Dea-Oleth-10 Phosphate
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Depanthenol
Desamido Animal Collagen
Desamidocollagen
Dicapryloyl Cystine
Diethylene Tricaseinamide
Diglycerides
Dihydrocholesterol
Dihydrocholesterol Octyledecanoate
Dihydrocholeth-15
Dihydrocholeth-30
Dihydrogenated Tallow Benzylmoniumchloride
Dihydrogenated Tallow Methylamine
Dihydrogenated Tallow Phthalate
Dihydroxyethyl Tallow Amine Oxide
Dimethyl Hydrogenated Tallowamine
Dimethyl Tallowamine
Disodium Hydrogenated TallowGlutamate
Disodium Tallamido Mea-Sulfosuccinate
Disodium Tallowaminodipropionate
Ditallowdimonium Chloride
Down
Dried Buttermilk
Dried Egg Yolk
Duodenum Substances

E
E120
E542
Edible Bone Phosphate
Egg
Egg Albumen
Egg Albumin
Egg Oil
Egg Powder
Egg Protein
Egg Yolk
Egg Yolk Extract
Elastin
Embryo Extract
Ergisterol
Estradiol
Estradiol Benzoate
Estrogen
Estrone
Ethyl Arachidonate
Ethyl Ester of Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Ethyl Morrhuate - Lipineate
Ethylene Dehydrogenated Tallowamide

F
Fatty Acids
Feathers
Fish Glycerides
Fish Liver Oil
Fish Oil
Fletan Oil
Fur

G
Gelatin (not Gel)
Glucuronic Acid
Glutamic Acid
Glycerides
Glycerin
Glycerol
Glyceryl Lanolate
Glycogen
Guanine - Pearl Essence

H
Heptylundecanol
Hide Glue
Honey
Horsehair
Human Placental Protein
Human Umbilical Extract
Hyaluronic Acid
Hydrogenated Animal Glyceride
Hydrogenated Ditallow Amine
Hydrogenated Honey
Hydrogenated Laneth-5, -20, -25
Hydrogenated Lanolin
Hydrogenated Lanolin Alcohol
Hydrogenated Lard Glyceride
Hydrogenated Shark-Liver Oil
Hydrogenated Tallow Acid
Hydrogenated Tallow Betaine
Hydrogenated Tallow Glyceride
Hydrolyzed Animal Elastin
Hydrolyzed Animal Keratin
Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Hydrolyzed Casein
Hydrolyzed Elastin
Hydrlyzed Human Placental Protein
Hydrolyzed Keratin
Hydrolyzed Silk
Hydroxylated Lanolin

I
Imidazolidinyl Urea
Insinglass
lnsulin
Isobutylated Lanolin
Isopropyl Lanolate
Isopropyl Tallowatelsopropyl Lanolate
Isopropyl Myristate
Isostearic Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

K
Keratin
Keratin Amino Acids

L
Lactic Acid
Lactic Yeasts
Lactose - Milk Sugar
Laneth-5 through -40
Laneth-9 and -10 Acetate
Lanolin - Wool Fat; Wool Wax
Lanolin Acid
Lanolin Alcohols - Sterols; Triterpene Alcohols; Aliphatic Alcohols
Lanolin Linoleate
Lanolin Oil
Lanolin Ricinoleate
Lanolin Wax
Lanoinamide DEA
Lanosteral
Lard
Lard Glyceride
Lauroyl hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Leather
Lecithin
Leucine
L-Lactic Acid
Linoleic Acid
Lipace
Lipoids
Lipids
Liver Extract
Luna Sponge
Lysine

M
Magnesium Lanolate
Magnesium Tallowate
Mammarian Extract
Marine Oil
Mayonnaise
MEA-Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Menhaden Oil - Pogy Oil; Mossbunker Oil
Methionine
Milk
Milk Protein
Mink Oil
Minkamidopropyl Diethylamine
Monoglycerides
Muscle Extract
Musk
Musk Ambrette
Myristic Acid
Myristoyl
Myristoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein

N
Neat's-Foot Oil
Nucleic Acid

O
Octyl Dodecanol
Olean
Oleamidopropyl Dimethylamine Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Oleic Acid
Oleostearine
Oleoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Olestra
Oleth-2, and 3
Oleth-5, and 10
Oleth-10
Oleth-25 and 50
Oleyl Alcohol
Oleyl Arachidate
Oleyl Betatine
Oleyl Imidazoline
Oleyl Lanolate
Ovarian Extract
Ox Bile

P
Palmitate
Palmitic Acid
Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Milk Protein
Panthenol
PEG-28 Glyceryl Tallowate
PEG-8 Hydrogenated Fish Glycerides
PEG-5 through -70 Hydrogenated Lanolin
PEG-13 Hydrogenated Tallow Amide
PEG-5 to -20 Lanolate
PEG-5 through -100 Lanolin
PEG-75 Lanolin Oil and Wax
PEG-2 Milk Solids
PEG-6, -8, -20 Sorbitan Beeswax
PEG-40, -75, or -80 Sorbitan Lanolate
PEG-3, -10, or -15 Tallow Aminopropylamine
PEG-15 Tallow Polyamine
PEG-20 Tallowate
Pentahydrosqualene
Pepsin
Perhydrosqualene
Pigskin Extract
Placenta
Placenta Polypeptides Protein
Placental Enzymes, Lipids and Proteins
Placental Extract
Placental Protein
Polyglycerol
Polyglyceryl-2 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
Polypeptide(s)
Polysorbate(s)
Polytethylene Glycol (PEG)
Potassium Caseinate
Potassium Tallowate
Potassium Undecylenoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
PPG-12-PEG-50 Lanolin
PPG-2, -5, -10. -20, -30 Lanolin Alcohol Ethers
PPG-30 Lanolin Ether
Pregnenolone Acetate
Pristane
Progesterone
Propolis
Purcelline Oil Syn

R
Royal Jelly
Rennet
Ribonucleic Acid
RNA/DNA

S
Sable Brushes
Saccharide Hydrolysate
Saccharide Isomerate
Sea Turtle Oil
Serum Albumin
Serum Proteins
Shark-Liver Oil
Shellac
Shellac Wax
Silk
Silk Amino Acids
Silk Powder
Snail(s)
Sodium Caseinate
Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate
Sodium Coco-Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Sodium Hydrogenated Tallow Glutamate
Sodiurn Laneth Sulfate
Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
Sodium n-Mythyl-n-Oleyl Taurtate
Sodium Soya Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Sodium Tallow Sulfate
Sodium Tallowate
Sodium / TEA-Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Sodium / TEA-Undecylenoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Sodium Undecylenate
Soluble (Animal) Collagen
Soya Hydroxyethyl Imidazoline
Spermaceti
Sperm Oil
Spleen Extract
Squalane
Stearic Acid
Stearyl Alcohol Stenol

T

Tallow
Tallow Acid
Tallow Amide
Tallow Amidopropylamine Oxide
Tallow Amine
Tallow Amine Oxide
Tallow Fatty Alcohol
Tallow Glycerides
Tallow Hydroxyethal Imidazoline
Tallow Imidazoline
Tallowate
Tallowmide DEA and MEA
Tallowmidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Tallowminopropylamine
Tallowmphoacete
Talloweth-6
Tallow Trimonium Chloride - Tallow
Tea-Abietoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Tea-Coco Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Tea-Lauroyl Animal Collagen Amino Acids
Tea-Lauroyl Animal Keratin Amino Acids
Tea-Myristol Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Tea-Undecylenoyl Hydrolyzed Animal Protein
Testicular Extract
Threonine
Triethonium Hydrolyzed Animal Protein Ethosulfate
Trilaneth-4 Phosphate
Turtle Oil

U
Urea
Uric Acid

W

Whey
Wood Fat
Wool
Wool Wax Alcohols

Y
Yogurt

Z
Zinc Hydrolyzed Animal Protein


Animal Derieved Ingredients List source : http://animal-ingredients.hypermart.net/